A property underwriter’s estimate of the cost in the event of a total loss where all loss control systems (e.g., sprinklers and firewalls) fail. See Probable maximum loss (PML).
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Largest loss (usually property loss, but sometimes combined property loss and loss of income) which can occur under the most adverse conditions reasonably foreseeable.
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US: The worst loss that is likely to occur because of a single event.